In Japan, butsudan (仏壇) are small shrines found in Buddhist temples and homes. They certainly don’t usually look like the one above! Butsudan manufacturer Takumi Kougei, which is based in Hyogo ...

Debbie Uehara of North Las Vegas wanted to reduce distractions during her daily Buddhist prayers, so she redesignated a room in her home. A space that once served as her office was perfect for her ...

Most of them are young and modishly dressed. They kneel Oriental-style on a living-room floor in West Hollywood, some 20 strong, facing a homemade altar and rolling Buddhist prayer beads between their ...

Takumi Armory is a Hyogo Prefecture-based company that specializes in replica cosplay weaponry with a decidedly fantasy anime/video game-style flair. Their latest creation, showing a sword embedded ...

David A. Carter, Tad Wise, Robert Beers. New World Library, $23.95 (7pp) ISBN 978-1-57731-467-7 Wise, who brought us Tibetan prayer flags in a gift box with ""Blessings on the Wind,"" offers another ...

In the second-floor meditation room of the Chicago Buddhist Temple he founded 53 years ago, Rev. Gyomay Kubose, 92, wraps a black ceremonial robe over his tidy business suit and winds prayer beads ...